Assessment of the quality of life in maxillectomy patients: A longitudinal study |
Kumar, Pradeep
(Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences, King George Medical University)
Alvi, Habib Ahmad (Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences, King George Medical University) Rao, Jitendra (Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences, King George Medical University) Singh, Balendra Pratap (Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences, King George Medical University) Jurel, Sunit Kumar (Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences, King George Medical University) Kumar, Lakshya (Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences, King George Medical University) Aggarwal, Himanshi (Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences, King George Medical University) |
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